Kevin Durant Height Weight Body Statistics

Born Name

Nick Name

Kevin Durant during a media press after the game three of the Western Conference Finals of the 2016 NBA Playoffs on May 22, 2016

Sun Sign

Libra

Born Place

Washington, D.C., United States

Nationality

Education

Durant first attended National Christian Academy where he played for two years before he shifted to Oak Hill Academy. Before his senior year, Kevin decided to change his school and enrolled himself into Montrose Christian School.

After KD graduated from high-school, he continued his education at the University of Texas where he played until 2007, when he decided to forgo the remaining college years in order to take a place in the 2007 NBA Draft.

Position

Shirt Number

Build

Height

Weight

Girlfriend / Spouse

Monica Wright (2013-2014) – Kevin began dating the WNBA basketball player Monica Wright in January 2013 and after 6 months, they got engaged on July 7, 2013. However, their engagement didn’t last long as they called it off only a year after in July 2014.

Joie Chavis (2014) – In September 2014, Kevin was RUMORed for having a fling with the American model Joie Chavis.

Brand Endorsements

He has also appeared in TV commercials for Foot Locker, Sonic, Skullcandy, NBA, Sprint, etc.

Religion

Christianity

Kevin visits the chapel prior to every match.

Also, he has religious tattoos on his wrist, back, and stomach.

Best Known For

His scoring abilities for which he was once described as “Scoring Prodigy” by John Hollinger. Also, Kevin has been recognized for his achievementsas a player especially for winning the NBA MVP Award of the regular season in 2014.

First Basketball Match

Durant played his first official NBA match on October 31, 2007 when as a member of Seattle SuperSonics (Nowadays Oklahoma City Thunder), he lost to Denver Nuggets by 17 with the ending result being 103-120.

In his team’s defeat, Kevin spent 31:34 minutes on the court and scored 18 points.

Strengths

Shooting

Height

Speed, Movement

Finishing

Handles

Defense

Passion

Leader

Weaknesses

Strength

Athleticism

Passing

First Film

Kevin first acted in the short comedy movie Back for the Future (2011) as a Customer.

However, Durant had his first featured role in a film in 2012 when he performed as Kevin Durant in Thunderstruck.

First TV Show

Other than basketball matches itself, Kevin appeared in two episodes of the sports talk show Rome Is Burning in 2007 and 2011 as himself.

Personal Trainer

As one of the most perspective and hardest working players in the NBA, Durant has been working on his game since day one. He was first coached by De Matha High School’s trainer Alan Stein with whom he managed to add serious muscle mass on his body. We do not know the exact training regime Durant follows, but we found several posts / videos on his workout sessions which can be seen on the following links –

Kevin Durant in a duel with J.J. Barea from Dallas Mavericks in a game one of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2016 NBA Playoff on April 16, 2016

Kevin Durant Facts

His father Wayne left the family when Kevin was a baby. Later, that resulted in a divorce between his parents.

When Kevin was 13, his father came back in his life and followed his son on all basketball tournaments he played.

As a kid, Durant wanted to play for Toronto Raptors.

He had played AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) for a few teams in the Maryland area.

He decided to wear 35 numbered jersey in honor of his AAU coach Charles Craig who was killed at the age of 35.

Kevin was the MVP of the 2006 McDonald’s All-American Game.

Durant was the first freshman ever to win the Naismith College Player of the Year award.

He was picked as 2nd overall by the Seattle SuperSonics (Nowadays Oklahoma City Thunder).

Durant achieved his first game-winning shot in a match against the Atlanta Hawks on November 16, 2007.

Before the start of the 2010-2011 season, Kevin extended his contract with the Thunder for another five years for a total price of 86 million dollars.

He won the 2012 NBA All-Star Game MVP.

In February 2007, he was called to the USA national team basketball camp. Eventually, Kevin couldn’t make into the final list of twelve players as USA’s coach Mike Krzyzewski picked off more experienced players.

Durant led USA to the 2010 FIBA World Championship title after in the finals, they beat Turkey by 17 points with the ending score being 64-81. At the end of the tournament, Durant averaged 22.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.

KD loves to play video games.

In 2013, Kevin opened a restaurant in the Bricktown neighborhood of Oklahoma City by the name KD’s Southern Cuisine.

In 2013, KD in collaboration with KIND Snacks opened StrongAndKind.com website in order to show that “Being kind is not a sign of weakness.”

In 2013, Kevin gave 1 million dollars to the American Red Cross in order to help the people who suffered from Moore tornado.

He is the spokesperson for the nonprofit after-school music program P’Tones Records.

In May 2016, the movie The Real MVP: The Wanda Pratt Story was officially launched, in which he and his mother’s early lives were described in details. He and his mother were portrayed by Daniel Bellomy and Cassandra Freeman.